September 14, 2016

Onto cotton fabric, I free motion stitched parts of the portrait and then painted watercolors onto the cotton. I stitched a cotton backing and added a small amount of stuffing to make it into a flat, puffy pillow-y doll. I free motion stitched through all the layers, to make certain parts of the pillow doll have dimension.

May 14, 2016

[I referenced a photo of a rabbit from the Internet to first stitch (without pre-made marks) and then to add the watercolors. The more I looked at the rabbit, the more I thought of this passage from one of my favorite writers, Lydia Davis: "Now that I have been here for a little while I can say with confidence that I have never been here before."]

Love me like a river doesCross the seaLove me like a river doesEndlesslyLove me like a river doesBaby don’t rush you’re no waterfallLove me that is allLove me like a roaring seaSwirls aboutLove me like a roaring seaWash me outLove me like a roaring seaBaby don’t rush you’re no waterfallLove me that is allLove me like the earth itselfSpins aroundLove me like the earth itselfSky above below the groundLove me like the earth itselfBaby don’t rush you’re no waterfallLove me that is all